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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-07-02

.Towsontown Public School.-The closing
exercises of the public school of Towsontown, of
which Mr.. John N. Wright is principal, Miss
Matte Isaac, vice-principal, and Misses Emma
Leilach, Anna Pilson, Bessie johnson and May
Butler, assistants, took place on Wednesday night.
The following interesting programme was presen-
ted, which was enjoyed by large audience, COM
posed of the parents of the children and other
friends of the school: Reading of Scriptures,
Master John l. Yellott; anthem, school; saluta-
tory, Miss Mamie Watson instrumental solo, Miss
Lila Ruby; honorary, Miss Lila Conrey vocal
Duet Misses Correa and Emory valedictory, Miss
Mary Bayne; instrumental solo, Miss Ida Wat
kins; address, Frank 1. Duncan, ESQ.,; "Good
Night" Misses Emory, Correa and Phipps.
Premiums were awarded to the following:
7h Grade.-Lilla Conrey, highest general aver
age; Mamie Watson, second highest general
average; Mary Bayne, highest in mathematics !;
Sophie Stocksdale, best drawing; Lila Conrey,
second best drawing Bessie Street. perfect in
history.
9th Grade.-Annie Bell Stevenson, highest gen.
eral average; Mitchell Horner, perfect in history
Lizzie Taylor, perfect in history Annie Bell
Stevenson, perfect in history; Mamie Parks, best
drawing; Emma Dunphy, second best drawing.
18th Grade.-Lillie Brooks, highest general aver
age; Mamie Parker, perfect department; Eddie
Hook, perfect department; Laura Dienstbach,
perfect attendance; Sallie Butler, perfect atten-
ubhVej houlsu hldlioy1 PoilecI dtIenudDce; hliio
Emory, perfect attendance Milton Pinkerton,
perfect attendance.
4M Grade.-Bertie Almony, highest general
average; Helen Mitchell, attendance; Gussie
German, attendance Emma Held, attendance
Ernest Hook, attendance; George Dienstbach,
attendance; Louis Linzey, attendance; Gussie
German, dapnrtmcnt; IcabcIParker, department;
George Dienstbach, department.
3rd Grade.--Lossie Bosley, highest general
averages; John Braslea deportment: Clarence
Treadway, department; John Horner, for winning
"a out of rs spelling matches and perfect at ex-
animation.
End Grade.-Lillie Hook, highest general aver
age; Blanche Hammond, arithmetic; Lulu Woods,
arithmetic; Evelyn German, arithmetic Robert
Horner, arithmetic; Risteau Jenifer, spelling
Maggie Flanagan, spelling.
1st Grade-Josephine Wendroth, highest gen.
eral average.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-07-02

|
services were held at Wesley Chapel on Sunday
last Long before o'clock, the hour appointed,
people began packing the church which, by the time
of opening, was thoroughly jammed, every availa-
BILE inch ofspace being occupied. Some had the wise
forethought to bring with them camp stools. The
exercises opened with singing by the school and
| prayer by the pastor, Rev. j. IL. M. Lennon.
The opening address was by Miss Mamie Norris,
Miss Clara Norris presiding at the organ; recita-
| ton, "The value of the Bible" by Mamie Morris !;
| singing by the school; duet by Carlton Vance and
Fannie McComas; ''The truth in Nature" by the
superintendent, Mr.. George S. Tyson and Masters
| Willie Norris, Clarence Wilson, John Amos and
Harry Tyson and Misses Clara Norris, Lizzie Bos-
ley, Hattie Melvin and Ella Pearce; recitation,
"Your mission" by Mamie Morris; select reading,
''The starless crown" by Miss Hattie Melvin !;
solo by Miss Jennie Hunter and the accompani-
ment on the organ by Mr.. WILDER Elliott, and last,
but not least, address by the pastor, Rev. Mr..
Lennon. One remarkable thing occurred. The
minister forgot to mention the collection until re-
minded by the superintendent He then referred
to this important part of the programme in his in
imitable style, which brought smiles to almost
| every countenance He told them of the man he
had heard of who would squeeze penny so hard
| he would make the eagle squeal and said he did
| not want the eagle to squeal there. When the bas
kets were returned he told them they had done
we'll. The little collectors were Willie Rainor and
| Carlton Vance. The latter reminded of the
time when his father did the same at old Wesley.
Much credit is due Mrs. Ida Pearce for her care
full training of the children and to the ladies of the
| church and neighborhood for the tasteful manner
in which the church was decorated with ferns and
potted plants.
From the proceeds of Rev. S. M. Affords lecture,
fine book-ca has been purchased for the school,
which is very handsome and useful.
| Mr.. Thomas V. Hunter, an aged gentleman liv-
ing near here and well known throughout the
county, fell from his porch roof few nights ago
and when found was unconscious. At this writing
he is very i'll. He has been in the habit of walk
ing in his sleep, and this time missed his footing
and the wonder is that he not instantly killed,
| as he is very old man.
One of our neighbors, in looking over an old
box that had not been opened for three years,
found two apples in remarkable state of preser-
walton, of them being nicely candied. The
wife of this man has an apple which has dried up
without rotting, that she has had more than four
teen years. They were Hartford county apples.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-07-02

Oak Street Public School.-The closing
exercises of the Oak street public school, Marshall
StiteIy, principal, were held Thursday, June 30,
at 10 a. M, in the presence of large assemblage
of friends and patrons of the school. The exer-
cises were as follows: Opening hymn; reading
of Scripture, Emma Smith; prayer; address of
welcome, William Shriver; solo and chorus; an
nouncement of result of annual examination !;
chorus; distribution of premiums; song. Premi-
ums were awarded the following pupils for excel
lence in certain studies, regular attendance, etc.
Oscar Hasson, George Jones, Emma Hart, Lucy
Ballard, Wilbur Sewell, Lille Foxwell, Lee Ford,
Floyd Pelonze, Ernest Hall, Keefer Purdy, Nellie
Civilians, Lizzie Mielke, May Ware, Everett
Epplsy, Percy Pelonze, May Thompson, Bertha
Gray, Katie Melbourne, Milton Norris, Isabel Gray,
Ethel Gray, Edward Joliffe, Carrie Watts, William
Shriver, Emma Smith, Sallie Paul, Marion Curtis,
and Claude Gernand. Address were delivered by
the following gentlemen: Prof. Thomas G. Bruff,
superintendent of Baltimore county schools; f.
D. Morrison and P. I. O'Brien, Esqs. The prin-
cipa is ably aided by seven assistants, and the
school closes in fourishing condition with about
400 pupils in attendance. H.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-07-02


School No. 1.-Thos. A. Elliott, John Bosley
and J. M. McComas, Jr.
No. III. C. Hutchins, Joshua F. Cockey and
Geo. Shelley.
No. 3-N. R. Miles, R. D. Yost and Ed. Austen.
No. 4.-Jackson Wilson, A. j. Curry and C..
Harrison Curtis.
No. 5.--John S. Baldwin, A. M. Morrison and
Jos. Cathell.
No. 7.-Wm. Hall, E. S. Dance and ] ohm Smith.
No. S.-Jos. Smith, Oscar johnson and W "A.
No. DIR. R. Emory, Thos. Stansbury and N.
H. Parker.
No. 1O.-Eli Matthews, Josiah Sparks and
Samuel Bosley.
ELEVENTH DISTRICT.
School No. 1.-Jas. B. Bowerman, Columbus
Bennett and Alfred Crossmore.
No. 2.-B. F. Taylor, A, A. Miller and DR..
Joshua Hammond.
No. 3.-Thos. B. Gorsuch, Walter Record and
Benjamin F. Foard.
No. 4.-Dr. A. s. Baldwin, Albert Foard and
Chas. J. Riddle.
No. 5.-George R. Hunt, Lewis Yoder and soth
Smith.
No. CD. Glenn McComas, Richard Francis
and Washington Shearman.
No. John W. Shanklin, George Fastie and
Levi Ferguson.
No. s.0Charles H. Quinliu, Jos. B. Robinson
and Chas. Akehurst.
No. 9.-Fredk. Shutz, John B. Rumsey and A.
II. Blakeney.
No. 10.-Charles M. Jessop, D. NJ Matthews
and Thomas Peerce.
No. 11.-R. Hillen Jenkins, Robert Diworth
and Geo. W. Yellott.
TWELFTH DISTRICT.
School No. 1.-August Weis, George Morgan
and Daniel Powell.
No. 2.-Dr. E. W. Janney, W. II. Kline an(
Henry Mann.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-07-02

LEAVE WAVERLY FOR BALTIMORE every
Is minutes from sos A. NJ. TO 1880 P. M.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-07-20
.tIr. potts, big Fish.

iir. potta' partner nrra Jed himself IN
TIC diving suit Lying across the hole
yr:.S Il fallen tree. and Nj. Potts and his
FARTHER walked out upoT. the log and the
p;srtaer slipped down indO the water and
was instantly out of sight, Mr.. Potts hold
ing tie rope by which to hold him up.
Fhe ;.ssrce,I signal was jerk on the rope.
Willie Mr.. Potts was thus sitting on
the log and holding the rope he appeared
to be fsahing with stout line for big fish.
lie was thus engaged when Chief kaWeah
Il. Id Lis squaws came down from the noun
tain Where they had been gathering nuts.
lie stopped and thus addressed ME-. Potts:
ssYou ketc.um fish,
\ No, .ct yet was the reply, but
expect bite fretty soon.
The old chief was evidently much inter
ested in the scene, and without more ado
he squatted on the bank and awaited de-
velopments, his numerous wives quietly
following his example.
Pretty soon there came jerk on the
rope that RIPPED the surface Of the water.
Kaweah became greatly excited when he
saw Mr.. Potts pulling heavily on the line,
and the old chief got to his feet and
watched the procedure with the deepest
Interest," Presently the monster OF the
deep came to the surface, with its hideous
Cyclopean eye turned in Kaweah's direc-
ton.
.Ughr' shouted the old warrior, and
then he and his harem turned tail and fled
mic stricken over the plains. San Jose
CALI Herald.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-07-20
CHERISHED supgasIlTIoNs
omSens White, Portend Riches and Pros
pcrity-A Lucky BIunder.

perity-A Lucky Blunder.
Colnf... down to naive superstitions,
Their ns.rlbcr IS simply endless Among
the most fondly cherished of these are
thosc which portend riches and prosperity.
Cfiilircn With nnch down on their hands
Or arms arc bound to be rich. Al white
snccs On tho finger nail presages valua-
bic gift, as does the itching of the palm
CT tic rirht hand Most ladies are ter
Iisly anEoyed at the appearance of an in
cipient Inisteche on t,icir upper lips, but
il is /: sign CT riches. IL the sign always
proved true it would certainly furnish
very acceptable compensation to many Of
the victims CT this masculine adornmens
Good luck IS prcsaeed by whole array
Of oInens. To PICK MP a four leaf clover,
find H. Lorse shoe or a Pin are certain har-
bingcrs Of good fortune. just how to
I:ck upf. Pin when you find it is matter
1t some dispute. The Yankee, Thad
Stevens who represented Pennsyl-
van;a Dutch constituency in con-
r~cTs till he died In the harness,
always maintained that the pin must
he picked up By the point. The majority
of authorities are against the Vermont
Pennsylvania: statesman, however, declar-
the pin must be picked up by the head
10 rsst yoUr seek or stocking on wrong
s;t.c or. il 4 lucky b1pnder. To fall up
stairs not only pronlises good luck to the
GW.ner of the bruised shin or nose, but
presages wedding i'll the house within
year. "A maiden who gets beaten invaria-
bly, at cards will win good husband,
far more important winning to her. To
assure bridal party good luck throw the
lshoe from the left foot at them, but be
Ca cful not to hit either of the newly mar
riGd couple. If the shoe should hit either
nothing will save the couple from speedy
disaster unless they propitiate the fates by
carrying q piece of coal in their pockets.
IL you put on something new on Whitsun-
day good luck will attend you all the
year.
Those who want to be assured of sue
cess in all their undertakings are directed
to take the first spider they come across
end throw it over the left shoulder If
afraid the spider will bite, black snail
will answer as a substitute Take the
snail by the horns, as Paddy did the bull,
and If you throw it over your left shout
der you will have better luck than Paddy
did. To keep your luck You must not turn
,our feather bed on Sunday or kill the
cricket that sings or your hearth. If your
keys or pocket knife or any Of your steel
belongings get rusty, it is a sign that
some one is laying up money for you
I Philadelphia Times I
H.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-07-20
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1881.
How mis-. worfe Moved Two frees.

There are two trees in the grounds at
Vineland which were brought from the
country seat of Miss Wolfe's fathers CONF
ing up on the Hudson.
.sCan t be done?'' she asked Of the land
sc.spe Aardener who had undertaken to
make Ter domains what they ought to be
III tic 1l;.ttcr Of trees and shrubs. She
referred To the transplanting.
The landscape gardener was astonished.
pray, madam, = said he, hesitatingly,
shave you considered the enormous ex-
pense Of carrying out such within? It
would cost ct least t.
Ills qnestioner broke in impatiently:
.sThat has nothing to do with it, she
said. i did not ask you what it would
cost, but If it could be done. / repeat, is
it rcagibfe?'
Eyes, = answered the landscape maker,
"it Is possible.
..Ep it tlen,'' ordered the lady, land
let the expense be what it may. want
those trees in Newport
Ard tic trees camc to Newport. They
were taken up carefully, laid upon canal
boats, carried down The Hudson, and
flo.lg tire sound, making the entire jour-
ncy ~ water What must have been the
establishment of the sailors who saw the
remarkable spectacle of what looked like
forest moving on the face of the deep,
Dame Gossip saith not. 1t was only a
moS.crn inssanceof Birnam wood and Dun
shame. Bsst the operation was success
~. Tic iauch travelled trees are -four
ishing with greet vigor IN Rhode Island
SCI, ri never seemed bit the worse for
their long ana remarkable journey, which
cost ahont .E00-Newport Letter in the
Boston Herald
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-07-20
A JUNE SONG.


The sirirsaer grass Is growing. the sweet June
wines are blowing,
The cuslsy reaper yondDr sings and binds his
sunburned sheayes:
How sweet to lie half waking. dreamless. fretiess
cdre forsaking,
And watch with poet lovingness the blowing Of
the leaves
Oh the blowing Of the ieavesi
Oh, the tossing, shifting green,
And the tender sky between,
That shows IN azure glimpses through the blow
ing Of the leavesi
How sweet to lie 1nthinkfng, draughts Of baimy
perfume drinking
From opoponax and myrtle, where the wind its
magic weaTes;
Sweet, BY MEOW sunlight Iitten, to read the tune
Borne inward 10 the spirit By the blowing Of
the leavesl
Oh, the blowing Of the leavesls
Oh, the laughing, dancing green,
And the great slow bird half seen,
That scars the sunshine far above the blowing Of
the leavesi
A Poets rest, divinely luiied by airy songs that
finely
Steal from rose sweet garden corners, or from
birds nests meath the caves;
A Dreainer's peace. mistaken by aught that might
awaken
The b.ttcrncss Of heart that lies outside the
Loving Of the lcayesi
o.. tie flowing Of the leaves!
Little Cloud az happy green,
Agll TIC golden hearted sheen
That a:sssss and settles downward through the
blowing CT the leaves!
ME- H. Davis.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-07-20
4 shingle Item for small Boys.

.'Thcre are enough shingles sold in Buff
sfalo every year. said lumber man on
Michigan street, ITO supply every father
in the land with an instrument Of physi-
cal punishment 1t Is estimated that
there are 100000 fathers in the coun-
try who annually infiict 167, 600, 900 spank
ings, equivalent to mean pressure Of
BOG, 100000 pounds, on their somewhat
numerous offspring. Making allowance
for the ind.scriminate use of slippers and
rulers, ard tsle fac. that a single rarely
gives out on one application, it is safe to
assume that nearly 13,000,000 are worn
out n this manner evers year = Buffalo
Cou Ter
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-07-20
An old Ban 81 yarn.

A lady living in Lexington, Ga, has q
ball of yarn that was spun and woven
during the revolutionary war, over 100
years ago, and yet the thread is seemingly
sound and whole This same lady has a
glass butter dish that is known to be more
than $50 years old, but how much more is
not known.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-07-20

Two million postal cards are printed
daily at present.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-07-20
MARTINsBURG, W. VA.

Entered at the Post-ofice at Mar
tinsburg, West Va, as Second-Class
Matter.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-07-20

Sole Agent for S S. Marvin & Cos Cakes and Crack
ers Of Ptsburg you want something fine and deli
cate ask your grocer for these goods
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sglarfinsbura Gazette
Published daily Except Sunday by
Is. VERNON ALER q co.,
No. ae West Martin treet,
N1ARTINSBURG, w VA

The DAILY EVENING GAZETTE
will be served by carriers or mailed to
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per week, co1lectible every Saturday
evening or mailed to any address IN
the United States at IS cents per month,
90 for three months, SLIGO for six
months, or $3.50 per year, i1varSabLy ~
advance.
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> GET THE BEST.

Sole Agent for Vim. Taylor & Cos ]
goods have no equal in this market. Ask J
Taylor's Hams and sugar-cured Shoulders.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-07-20

Celebrated Crystal Flour to Be had at all the groceries
own in 9th sacks Use sack, then you will be conyin
that what you have been looking for and want Dbl
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-03-02
CEDAR GROVE WHAT THE
CLUB is DOING.

EDITOR PROGRESSIVE FARMER:-
Being one of the number who about
this time is blessed with nothing to
do, I, on last Saturday, deserted the
busy city and sought recreation
among the scenes Of my childhood.
[ attended a called meeting of the
Cedar Grove Farmers Club on Sat
urday night, the proceedings Of
which appear in THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER of February 10th. / was
much gratified to see some remark
able changes since | last met with
the club at that place. | see men
now with their shoulder to the
wheel doing everything in their
power to promote the cause who
ere then standing aloof and watch
ing every move made by the club,
expecting to see the thing explode
and blow somebody to pieces. This
club is doing much good in the COM
munity. 1t is causing men to think
as they never thought before. They
buy their groceries, kerosene oil,
&C., by the wholesale and thus save
a considerable per cent. [ was sur
prised to see such a sentiment
against tobacco and commercial
fertilizers. Several of the leading
faumers OF that neighborhood say
Hey are not going to stick a plant. y
The Cedar Grove Club says that
the Agricultural and Mechanical
College has to ONE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-03-02

the proposition, that it will take two
dollars worth of the labor and Of the
products of labor and of the prop
erty of the other ~nine-tenths of the
people to fetch one dollar. "What
is fun for the boys is death to the
frogs" What is good for the money
kings and salar1ed officials is ruin
to the people.
This effort to increase the pur-
chasing power Of the dollar, and
cheaper everything else, is the
secret, to a very large extent, Of all
this hostility to silver, and to the
issue and reissue of greenbacks, and
OF the boarding Of the peoples
money in the Treasury, and, very
probably, Of the anxiety to establish
an international ratio which would
make Il coin as liable to shipment
as bullion, and would beat the
prices of our labor down to the
prices Of the cheap labor of Europe.
When we consider the widespread
ruin with which vicious Legislation
has afflicted not only the farmers,
but all the industrial classes of the
country for many years, it would
seem the part of wisdom for all the
industrial classes, including farmers
and laborers, merchants and mechan-
les, doctors and lawyers, teachers
and preachers, and, in fact, all men
who earn their bread by the sweat
of the brow, to unite and make their
power felt at the ballot-box, to the
end that this terrible financial evil,
which is the "causa causandi," the
cause underlying all other causes, of
the troubles which aff1ict us may be
removed. I would be glad to see
the views of the farmers and labor
ing people on this branch Of the
subject. REMLAP EcARoH.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-03-02
OLD FASHIONED MARKS OF A
GOOD COW.

There are numerous breeds of cat
tie, each one possessing distinctive
and distinguishing marks and char
acteristics, yet, when the practical
farmer or dairyman who does not
care SC much for pedigree and pure
breeding as for the capacity to
return a good net profit, goes to look
for a butter dairy COW he does not
consider the fancy points but prac-
tical ones. In point of size, a medium
sized animal is generally preferred
to a large one, while a COW which
carries a large amount of fat is sell
dom, if ever, u good dairy animal.
A heavy mixer or heavy butter
maker generally keeps moderately
thin in flesh, and this may be taken
as one of the marks it is we'll to
remember. The animal should be
rather lengthy in body, with long
we'll cut face, broad forehead, mealy
muzzle and moderate horns. The
fore-quarters should be we'll develop
ed while the headquarters should
be we'll formed and extra we'll devel-
oped. The udder should be from
medium to large and not meaty, but
with good veins, and the teats should
be of medium length and thickness,
we'll set apart and free from faults.
The skin of the COW should be soft
and pliable, the hair short, fine and
silky and layed smooth. The color
ing in the inside of the ears and
along the sides of the animal
back of the shoulders should be of
rich, golden color denoting a high
quality of butter COW. We have
never known this color marking to
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-03-02

fail, though we have had occasion
ally extra butter COWS not possessing
this quality. A quiet disposition is
desirable and it counts largely in
the matter of dollars and cents in
the milk and butter supply, much
more so than many Of our farmers
are aware of.
Some of the best cows we have
ever owned, when we consider
their capabilities in the dairy, were
grade, usually half blood Guernseys
and Jerseys, and they were very
little, if any more expense than
common stock, for we produced
them by coupling a pure-bred bull
to our best COWS and saved and
raised the heifer calves. 1t took us
sometime to make up a herd, but
then while we were waiting the
calves growing and saving us
cash.
Before commencing we welded
down our herd of COWS, reservlng
only the best, and in about four
years we had a valuable and protita-
BILE herd. We applied the tests of
the old fashioned marks in our
selections and have never had any
cause to regret it. When grade
cows can be produced which will
make with their second calves, six
teen to eighteen pounds of butter
per week on ordinary good feed, it
is we'll worth while to apply the
old-fashioned markings in selecting
COWS to breed to a pure-bred bull
and then rearing the heifer calves
as nucleus of a valuable herd.-D.
4. Erans, Jr., IN Breeders Journal.